For the last one CaO should it not be O2 because of diatomic molecules?

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no it is only O2 when it stands by itself not when in a compound

Actually, the reason why it is CaO, is because it makes the compound stable. Oxygen has 2- charge, while Ca has a 2+ charge, hence 2- and 2+ cancel each other out, hence making it stable.